(NO COST FOR TMI PLC AND LITERACY ALLIANCE MEMBERS) Understanding the qualities and demands of various text levels and genres supports high-impact instruction for all readers. With this knowledge, we can prioritize and plan for the most impactful lessons across our days, weeks and units. Explore the "what" of our teaching within reading and various methods of instructional delivery to match readers and their next steps.

(NO COST FOR TMI PLC AND LITERACY ALLIANCE MEMBERS) A traditional view of the writing process has many of us inviting students to revise after drafting. At that point, we share that authors revisit their work with new eyes, making the changes that will bring their true message to light. Yet, when students pick up their pens to do this work, we see that many change a word or two and then exclaim, "I done." This version of "re-seeing" is not really what we had in mind.

(NO COST FOR TMI PLC AND LITERACY ALLIANCE MEMBERS) Finding, reading, and referencing, quality sources has been a challenge for students for time immemorial, but this task has perhaps never been as daunting as it is today, with a predatory economy of "fake news" websites leaping to the top of search results, contradictory messages being spread on social media by "bots" and "trolls", and an increasingly conflict-avoidant student population wary of being called-out for sharing inconvenient information.

(NO COST FOR TMI PLC MEMBERS) Peter Drucker confirmed that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Or, in other words, programs don’t improve schools – people do.

We are not saying that strategy is unimportant – rather that a powerful and empowering culture is a surer route to aligning the core beliefs, behaviors and shared values that determine a school’s success than your detailed five year plan.

(NO COST FOR TMI PLC MEMBERS) Virtual and augmented reality is a trending topic, but how does it fit education? New uses for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are popping up by the day! During this session, we will explore an AR/VR framework for teaching and learning as well as share how educators can leverage these technologies to enhance the types of learning opportunities for all students.